Summary

Isol-Aid online music festival poster design 'GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES!' by artist and graphic designer Sebastian White, featuring a pump action hand sanitiser bottle rendered in green and dark purple. This design directly references the recommendation and widespread use of hand sanitiser to kill and combat the transmission of COVID-19 corona virus via surface touch.

Physical Description

Full colour digital poster.

Significance

The Isol-Aid poster collection is a visual representation of innovative music festival Isol-Aid, founded and based in Melbourne in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolded in 2020, and its impact on the local music community. These posters provide a rich historical document of contemporary practicing performing artists, many of whom are Victorian based, at this moment in time. The designs also include visual representations of items related to daily life during pandemic restrictions. From an artistic perspective, the designs are highly effective, vibrant and meaningful composition, carring rich potential for interpretaion now, and into the future.

Artist Sebastian White has developed a recognisable visual style for the festival, drawing on a nostalgic packaging design aesthetic, which is evident across the vast array of posters created through 2020. White's designs respond to the impact of the pandemic on daily life with poignancy and humour, creating a new topical visual concept each week. Designs have included references to panic buying, essential grocery items, take away food, sanitisation products, home hair dye, parcel delivery, colouring in, gardening, home exercise, jigsaws, mask wearing and Victoria's Stage 4 restrictions on movement.

Isol-Aid Festival founder, director and programmer Emily Ulman, is a musician, educator, festival curator and music booker, based in Melbourne. The festival was conceived in response to the impact of pandemic restrictions on the Australian music community. The cancelling of events and closure of music venues due to social distancing requirements implemented to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Australia, had a devastating financial and social impact on the Victorian music community. Performing artists and music workers lost income and career opportunties through the cancellation of performance bookings, national and international tours, recording studio bookings and residencies.

The festival arose initially to raise funds for Support Act, "Australia's only not-for-profit organisation to provide relief for musicians and music industry workers facing physical or mental health issues, or financial hardship", and to connect artists and audiences through an online performance experience.

Melbourne is recognised as the live music capital of the world (ABC: Melbourne Live Music Census 2017), and the local music community is valued for the significant cultural, social and economic contribution it makes to the state of Victoria. These posters, as respresentations of the festival, are an expression of the music community's response to issues affecting the livelihood and mental health of artists during the pandemic.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    COVID-19 Pandemic Collection 2020

  • Collecting Areas

    Leisure, Cultural Diversity, Working Life & Trades, Information & Communication, Home & Community, Social Spaces & Youth

  • Inscriptions

    Page one: 'SAT & SUN APRIL 4 & 5/ The Australian Music Community presents / Isol-Aid! An Instagram Live Music Festival! / Fortified with ... Badd//Dreems / Clare Bowditch / Ella Hooper / Emily Wurramura / Hockey Dad / GUM / John Butler / Katie Noonan / Meg Mac / Moaning Lisa / Mo'Ju / San Cisco / THIS HAS AFFECTED 99.9 % OF THE INDUSTRY!/ 74 ARTISTS! NUMBER 3 WOW WHAT!!' Signed bottom right: 'Sebi' Page two: 'GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES! / Check out the artists below by tuning into their instagram pages at the times given! Saturday April 4 / 11:55 WELCOME! @MILLYLALA & @SHANNENTHESCHOLAR / 12:00 HEATHER SHANNON @HEATHERSHANNONMUSIC / 12:20 REBECCA BARNARD @THROOPS / 12:40 MIA DYSON @MIADYSON / 13:00 HAYDEN CALNIN @HAYDENCALNIN / 13:20 AL PARKINSON @ALPARKINSON / 13:40 HOWQUA @HOWQUAMUSIC / 14:00 ROBBIE MILLER @ROBBIEMILLERMUSIC / 14:20 KAITLIN KEEGAN @KATYKEEGS / 14:40 JESS RIBEIRO @RIBEIROTRON / 15:00 HUSKY @HUSKYSONGS / 15:20 ELLIOT @ELLIOTMUSIC / 15:40 I KNOW LEOPARD @IKNOWLEOPARD / 16:00 BIRDZ @MISTERBIRDZ / 16:20 DARREN HANLON @THEBLUEGUITAR / 16:40 HACHIKU @HACHIKUMUSIC / 17:00MANSIONAIR @MANSIONAIR / 17:20 TIM ROGERS @TIMROGERSOFFICIAL / 17:40 CAITI BAKER @CAITIBAKERMUSIC / 18:00 KYLE LIONHART @KYLELIONHART / 18:20 WAXFLOWER @WAXFLOWERMUSIC / 18:40 KATIE NOONAN @KATIE_NOONAN_MUSIC / 19:00 MICRA @WEAREMICRA / 19:20 GARRET KATO @GARRETTKATO / 19:40 MOANING LISA @MLBAND / 21:00 MEG MAC @MEGMACMUSIC / 21:20 BAD // DREEMS @BADDREEMS / 21:40 MEMPHIS LK @MEMPHIS_LK / 22:00 DORSAL FINS @DORSALFINSSS / 22:20 JODI PHILLIS (THE CLOUDS) @JODIPHILLIS / 22:40 KYVA @KYVAWORLDWIDE / 23:00 KEY HOO @KEYHOO_LIVE / 23:20 THE LAZY EYES @THELAZYEYESBAND / 23:40 FLOSSY @FLOSSYBAND / 24:00 SULLIVAN @SULLIVAIN Sunday April 5 / 11:55 WELCOME! @MILLYLALA & @SHANNENTHESCHOLAR / 12:00 BUMPY @BUMPYMUSIC_ / 12:20 THIS WAY NORTH @THISWAYNORTH / 12:40 TOMMY SPENDER @SPENDERMUSIC / 13:00 MAMA KIN @MAMAKINPICS / 13:20 JOHN BUTLER @JOHNBUTLERTRIO / 13:40 JOLIE HOLLAND (USA) @JOLIEHOLLANDMUSIC / 14:00 GRETA STANLEY @GRETASTANLEY / 14:20 HUNTLY @HUNTLYMUNTLY / 14:40 NOAH SLEE @NOAH SLEE / 15:00 SALLY SELTMANN @SALLY_SELTMANN / 15:20 GUM @JAY.W.WATSON / 15:40 JACK COLWELL @JVCKCOLWELL / 16:00 EMILY WURRAMARA @EMILYWURRAMARA_ / 16:20 SHELLEY SHORT (USA) @THEMEOFWE / 16:40 RILEY PEARCE @RILEYPEARCEMUSIC / 17:00 HENRY WAGONS @HENRYWAGONS / 17:20 THANDI PHOENIX @THANDOPHOENIX / 17:40 DEATH BY DENIM @DEATHBYDENIM / 18:00 MO'JU (FKA. MOJO JUJU) @MOJOJUJUMUSIC / 18:20 ELLA HOOPER @ELLA_HOOPER / 18:40 SAN CISCO @SANCISCODISCO / 19:00 DONNY BENET @DONNYBENET / 19:20 SURF TRASH @SURFTRASH / 19:40 GREAT GABLE @GREATGABLEMUSIC / 20:00 IVEY @IVEYTHEBAND / 20:20 COUSIN TONY'S @COUSINTONYSBRANDNEWFIREBIRD / 20:40 MADDY JANE @MADDY_JANE / 21:00 JACK LADDER @JACKLADDER / 21:20 HOCKEY DAD @HOCKEYDAD / 21:40 STEVIE WILLIAMS (CLOWNS) @CLOWNSBAND / 22:00 JADE IMAGINE @JADEIMAGINEBAND / 22:20 BRENDAN MACLEAN @MACLEANBRENDAN / 22:40 TOTTY @TOTTYRULEZ / 23:00 TULLIAH @TUL.LIAH / 23:20 SOPHISTICATED DINGO @SOPHISTICATEDDINGO / 23:40 LEONIE KINGDOM @LEONIEKINGDOM / 24:00 BRAILLE FACE @BRAILLE_FACE '

  • Classification

    Art & craft, Community activity, Promotional materials

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Type of item

    Image

  • Keywords

    Musicians, Music, Music Festivals, Performing Arts, Fundraising Events, Mental Health, Charity Fundraising, Social Media, Broadcasting, Graphic Design, Graphic Arts, Posters, Welfare, Community Art Festivals, Community Organisations, Community Groups, Music Performances, Homes